January 2, 2012

Widespread metal theft a sign of ‘moral collapse’

Al Jazeera reports that metal theft in England is widespread, and a British railway authority says that metal theft has cost them milllions.

January 2, 2012

Chile’s Codelco files documents to exercise US$6 billion Anglo option

Chile's state copper company Codelco, the world's top producer, announced today that it has used its rights to exercise its disputed option to buy a 49 percent stake in global…

January 2, 2012

Grasberg copper-gold mine workers’ return to work delayed again

According to a senior union official, workers at Freeport's huge Indonesian copper-gold mining unit have delayed their return to work again and may now restart work Tuesday

January 2, 2012

U.S. conflict mineral crackdown backfiring in the DRC – UN

According to a United Nations report, a U.S. attempt to halt the sale of so-called "conflict minerals" has actually pushed trade deeper into the hands of criminals.

January 2, 2012

OZ Minerals’ insurance claim for derailment loss may face complication over pollution

OZ Minerals may recoup through insurance some of the losses from the up to 1200 tonnes of copper concentrate that disappeared into the Northern Territory's Edith River last week after…

January 1, 2012

African Metals says startup of processing plant in DRC delays by weather, unrest

The assembly of an African Metals Corp. (TSXV:AFR) processing plant at its Luisha South copper-cobalt project in Congo is now expected to be completed in January following delays caused by…

January 1, 2012

Iron ore and copper are looking solid in what may be a good year for commodities

This year is shaping up well for commodities that dictate the share prices of the nation's miners, as unsustainably low steel production in China and a dearth of new copper…

January 1, 2012

Natural disasters, gold price among Top Mining Stories of 2011

2011 will go down as the year when the wind fell out of the sails of economic recovery and serious storm clouds gathered on the horizon.

December 30, 2011

The Year of the Deal: Top 10 mining M&A in 2011

If 2010 was the year of rising commodity prices, 2011 was the year of The Deal.

December 30, 2011

Oyu Tolgoi looks forward to 2012 and first copper-gold-silver production

The year of peak construction activity at Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Gobi desert of Mongolia (IM April and May issues this year) is nearing its end, with the project…